#231C75#231C75
#231C75 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.144 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #231C75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 28, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 61%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 76%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 76.1%, 0%, 54.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.79, 32.76, -49.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.79, 59.44, 303.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.54% 0.0177 -0.1433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.54% 0.144 277) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.3182, 2.4718, 17.0757) |
| Luminance | 0.0247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 1.42
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Royal Blue
#02066F
ΔE00 5.00
Darkblue (survey)
#030764
ΔE00 5.37
Deep Blue
#040273
ΔE00 5.50
Navy
#000080
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#231C75 #6E751C
analogous
#1C4175 #231C75 #4F1C75
triadic
#231C75 #75231C #1C7523
tetradic
#231C75 #751C41 #6E751C #1C754F
square
#231C75 #751C41 #6E751C #1C754F
split-complementary
#231C75 #754F1C #41751C
monochromatic
#070619 #141044 #231C75 #3228A6 #473BD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.05
#231C75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.49
#231C75 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #231C75
14.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##231C75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##231C75 | 1.00 | 14.05 | 1.49 | 14.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002F78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#003547
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #231c75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 28, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.144 277.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6b599e',
500: '#231c75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #231c75; $custom-light: #6b599e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#231c75",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 28,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.719,
"s": 61.379,
"l": 28.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3054,
"c": 0.14436,
"h": 277
},
"luminance": 0.02472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#231C75
secondary
#A1A944
accent
#E443D8
background
#F6F5F9
surface
#ECE9F2
border
#C7C5CC
text
#07040E
muted
#7A797E